MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4 (30:15) HSK 6
rú guǒ tài qín láo gōng zuò huì dé shén me bìng ne

如果太勤劳工作会得什么病呢

“what illness does Judy get if she works too hard?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 30:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN Judy

Judy

“Judy,”

rú guǒ tài qín láo gōng zuò huì dé shén me bìng ne CURRENT FOCUS

如果太勤劳工作会得什么病呢

“what illness does Judy get if she works too hard?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guò láo zhèng

过劳症

“Overwork?”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ASKING RIDDLE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: PLAYFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Brain Teasers (脑筋急转弯)

Posing witty or pun-based riddles is a popular form of social icebreaking and lighthearted banter among Chinese peers.

INTENT TAGS: #quizzing #teasing #icebreaking #casual_banter
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
勤劳工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

work diligently / work hard

A common collocation describing an earnest, hardworking attitude.

得病 SPOKEN CHUNK

contract an illness / get sick

Standard spoken phrase for coming down with a disease or medical condition.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative tone and makes the riddle sound inviting and inquisitive.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4 (30:15) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus